Simon Nicholas (Nick) Owens was born September 24, 1978. He went home to his Heavenly Father on June 27, 2009, the results of being hit by a car while on his bicycle. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church after accepting Christ as his Savior at an early age. Nick loved life and saw beauty in everything. He used his God given talent to paint on canvas, or anything he could paint on, including yourself if you were caught standing still long enough. He was preceded in death by his Grandfather Lawrence Owens. Survived by his father, Larry Owens; mother, Beverly Richardson and step-father Troy Richardson. His brother, Dustin and wife, Jessica with their two children, Jordan and Emily; and step-brother, Ely Richardson; grandmother, Hazel Owens; and grandparents, Marvin and Ava Pettet along with grandparents, James and Loeta Friend; several uncles, aunts, cousins and a host of friends and his special friend, Holly Beal and her son, Storm. Services will be held at Greenlawn South on Friday, July 3 with visitation at 2 p.m. and followed by the service at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers a scholarship fund has been established in the name of Nick Owens Young Artists Scholarship Fund at all Telecom Credit Union locations.